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Locke vs. Hobbes What lies beneath our society when the ties that hold us together in civilization are broken; we revert to the primitive state known as savagery….HOW WILL WE ACT?

State of Nature/Natural Rights The time period that precedes government Life, Liberty, Property

John Locke Men are essentially good Enter into government to temper our passions Enter into government to protect our property

Thomas Hobbes Perpetual State of War Every man pitted against one another Live a life that is “nasty, brutish and short.” Men submit to government simply to survive.